I will cover that.

Hi Artemis.

In a nutshell; I get no response when i send requests on Immoscout24 or when i book viewings via the website.

How to reduce your rent has been discussed in a dedicated post this way.

So if you live in a full furnished flat for a couple of months, will they give you a SCHUFA to use when looking for your next flat?

Its a scam. I AM GETTING CRACY BECAUSE I CAN NOT RENT A ROOM BECAUSE EVERYBODY ASK ME FOR A BANK ACCOUNT .

It means the possibility exists, provided both parties agree.

. Me and my wife found our apartment via them very recently. Hi Catherine, Just ask whoever is in charge of the viewings to give you more details.

I have to say the furniture is not that great but the bed is quite large so I can live with it :).

My question is, can I keep my tax class with my husband unemployed?

Hey Rob.

Hey Jens.

The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. This might increase your chances to get a foot in the door and work your charm.

(Budapester Strasse 20, 10787 WAS THE ADDRESS AND IT WILL COST ME 300 INCLUDING EXPENSAS) I THINK IT WAS A SCAM OR AM I WRONG? I guess it depends where you work/study.

Here are a few tips to stay ahead of the wave.

It does not impact the editorial line of this blog. san (komplet saniert) = totally renovated, AB / Altb. Berlin housing, rooms, apartments, sublets, How to reduce your rent has been discussed in a dedicated post this way, https://www.kautionskasse.de/privatkunden/moneyfix/, http://berlin.craigslist.de/apa/6227886216.html, https://settle-in-berlin.com/4-dirty-tricks-berlin-landlords/, https://housing.justlanded.com/nl/Duitsland_Berlijn/Te-Huur_Appartementen/Altbau-Berlin-Mitte, http://berlin.craigslist.de/apa/5706179840.html, http://berlin.craigslist.de/apa/5483200340.html, http://www.immonet.de/umzug/wissenswertes-rechtliches-mietrecht-mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung.html, DG (Dachgeschoss) =flat located under the roofs, MFH (Mehrfamilienhaus) = multi-flat building, mbl.

This whole situation should probably be reported to the Hague court! Hi Cheila. Hi there Bob.

Moving to any new city around the world can be a stressful experience. Just came across your message.

This is why i have made a different post about renting holidays apartments in Berlin.

Were moving out of our Berlin Mitte apartment end of March. It might be a good idea to do the same. Cats are considered to be a small pets here, so you dont have to notify landlord about them.

It is only illegal for hosts if they havent applied for a license with the city.

Please help to find out..

At the crossroads of Europe, Berlin has grown into a powerhouse in the past thirty years.

Guess what? Was wondering what your thoughts are about finding an apartment through Craiglist?

Hi All. The contract states that the rental runs for an indefinite period. How does this work? Nestpick is a great service that make it easy to find flats to foreigners and i did contemplate mentionning them in this post but given their really high prices compared to market average i decided to go against it.

Thank you and keep up the great work!

However he is now unemployed, it is ok, he is taking this time to do other things but he is not earning any income or getting any unemployment benefits.

Homelike has made this process quick and easy. (Provision) = commission paid to the agent, Nachmieter: someone that is looking for a new tenant after him/herself, EBK (Einbaukche) = kicthen with all necessary items, Bad mit F (Bad mit Fenster) = bathroom with window, Laminat =Fake hardwood floors made with synthetic composites, ISO (Isolierverglasung) = insulating glass, Kabel (Kabelanschluss) = cable TV Internet, kpl. Learn how your comment data is processed.

If you come from abroad, make one in English with this long German word as a title. What do you think? Or would I be better off getting a friend to fill out a Wohnungsbestaetigung to say that Im staying with her (even though I am not)? .

Is there a reason why the response rate is so low?]. Having a long-term rental property in Berlin allows you to truly immerse yourself in the city and live like a local.

I was always asked for those! The best tip i can give you is quite common as well; try to look for Zwischenmiete or WGs which would let you register at an adress for a few months, just the time you need to do the anmeldung, open a bank account and a schufa record.

How can I get cheap accommodation in Berlin Germany? Worth noting is also that I experienced 2 scams via Wg-gesucht, where someone wanted me to transfer the rent before even moving in, so watch out for scammers people! Its even trickier as a couple.

Good news for tenants.

An alternative for the first few months: fully furnished rentals.

Hey! Enter dates to see the available apartments for your stay. Thanks for all the help, just found this website and it seems super useful. (It would help me improve this article). I have a question: My girlfriend and I are currently looking for a small apartment for two.

http://www.immonet.de/umzug/wissenswertes-rechtliches-mietrecht-mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung.html.

They should provide all necessary things to get you registered yes. In the most wanted areas, it can be become quite intense and some potential tenants dont hesitate to come to directly with all necessary papers (which you should probably do too) to directly take the flat if they are interested. is 13597 Berlin Spandau far away from the city centre or is it ok?

Show that you are prepared by showing a liability insurance policy in your stack of documents.

An alternative strategymightbe to find people soon leaving their flat and looking for a Nachmieter to take it over, the new tenant starting a new contract with the landlord. I dont know what you mean by your iD.

The craziness of people subletting their room or flat for a week, month and so on is something I have never seen in the UK!

Enter your monthly net income and the size of your desired square footage. I will only cover here how to find your own flat to rent in Berlin.

As a landlord, one big concern is obviously how well you take care of their property when you live in it. Ive read that the Nachmieter is under no obligation to buy the stuff, but if I do, can I pick and choose and how do I know Im not being ripped off? Thanks for your response!

Hello! Here is a list of the most common ones. Maybe I missed it out, but you mentioned to bring all the necessary papers without saying exactly which they are.

You may use this app to get an idea of how much commute this or that address would represent. Cheers, Hi there Max.

When there are no end dates to the contract, it says the notice period you need to respect to end it. Could you please suggest in this regard. Once you have entered your preferred location and size, click on the Suche anpassen option and type in your preferred Baujahr (construction year) to avoid Altbaus and pick your preferred Energieeffizienzklasse for energy efficient flats.

There is no fuss or hassle.

We are having trouble finding a place. I am wondering if you know could explain how Moneyfix rental deposit works? I am looking for the apartment in Berlin online. If you have been picked (congratulations), you will now need to pay up 4 months worth of rent before you can move in.

Hallo!

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Hi there thanks so much for this website.

Hi Egil.

Hey James. Finding a flat in Berlin has become increasingly difficult the past years due to the general gentrification in many parts of the city.

any help is really appreciated.

Landlords dont require SCHUFA records with those platforms.

Price to square metres ratio tend to be ridiculous in a trendy or historical districts.

As long as the papers are in German and genuine, i think it would be possible.

(Wohnflche) = living space, K or Kaut or KT (Kaution) = deposit, 3 MM Kaution =3 months worth of deposit, KM (Kaltmiete) = the base rent before nebenkosten, WM (Warmmiete) = cold rent plus all additional costs.

But she is not currently in Berlin.

Please, provide us your quote per one month per each apartments as well as pictures of them. We have written to a lot of places through immobilienscout24.de, but we dont get a lot of replies. (also Mario ).

Thats what the law says. Hi Eric. Rent a flat in Berlin It all starts here.

For the rest, you need to do like anyone else and be patient in your search.

It scart to think that its going to be difficult to find a place flat or an apartment to Gent in berlin. No, you need to have done the anmeldung to be able to do any other administrative task. Me and my boyfriend (were from Portugual) want to move to Berlin, but we own 2 cats.

Hi Efe. But after 24 months you have the normal notice period which is i think 3 months to the end of the months.

You have no limited contract but a minimum rental period.

Thank you so much!

Shame, Germany! From my experience, for those living outside Berlin, my advice is: Apply for as many apartments as possible around one week in advance and then spend 2-3 days in the city to visit the apartments. All tips are in the post.

The key to a good settlement is to find & rent the perfect flat in Berlin to live in. (Im sure you know, you have to have a signiture from the landlord / Agency directly, and then take that form to the Burgeramt where they register you under the address.

Thanks a lot for sharing!

I knew it was too open a question haha, just so many things going on in my head but i appreciate the reply and the advice.

My budget is around 700 Euros for a one bed, any tips on how to go about hunting or interesting neighborhoods be MASSIVELY appreciated!

Some of if is to be found on other platforms, some other not.

Pets can be an issue.

It will tell you how much of your income your will need to spend on rent, depending on location.

I saw a couple of those 2 weeks ago when scrolling through their website, but they were gone for a year straight away Anyway thanks for the help on your blog, it is very helpful!

I guess you are write in saying that you are not obligated to buy it but the previous tenant might not pick you as a Nachmieter because of that.

Hi!

Are the rents shown on your map monthly or weekly?

Me again!

Please read the post again, there is a direct link to such letter. In some cases, heating costs are included in the running costs when there is central heating in the whole building. ONE GUY ANSWER MY EMAIL, AND WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT I DI NOT HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT HE SAID I COULD TRANSFER ONE MONTH RENT +THE DEPOSIT TO HIS FATHER WHO LIVES IN LONDON, BY ONE MONEY TRANSFER COMPANY, HE DI NOT LET ME GO TO SEE THE ROOM AND ALSO HE DI NOT GIVE ME HIS PHONE NUMBER TO CALL AND TALK. For such short term it simply makes no sense, since majority of lump sum will be paid at the beginning of a lease. What is the reason that landlords (or agents?) You can find a template there: http://buergschaftserklaerung.com/. With a little bit of patience (between 2 weeks and 2 months depending on your money/luck/connections) and organization you should be able to find a flat in Berlin.

Etage = First floor (i.e., one above ground level), Uni-Nhe (Universittsnhe) = near university, WBS erford. do they ever consider a fact that some people just arrived to Germany and obviously, have no any credit check records ?

Hi Sandra, thats hard to say as it depends from landlord to landlord, bank statements can work for some but not for others, you have to try. Thanks. What do you mean when you say rent via real estate agency?

So if you have heard it is very easy to find a flat in Berlin, you might be disappointed. When would it make sense to bring this to the landlord? I ended up renting a cool flat in Neuklln through a website called nestpick which a friend from Paris recommended. Sie knnen mich unter folgender Nummer anrufen: XXXXXXXXXXXX oder per Email erreichen: [emailprotected] Mit freundlichen Gren Name Surname. By permitted would this mean it will effectively happen or just that the possibility exists?

Yes, its Germany but the last time I checked, English is still the global language! No.

So if you have just moved in the city and only recently started working, how can you get yourself an appartment?

Renting a long-term property in the city is ideal for a budding student of Berlin.

Its quite difficult to be refreshing your news feed in the hope of uncovering a gem, but the search function with the right keywords will generate relevant results in those groups too.

It does a great job by gathering available accommodations from social networks.

(Altbau) = older building (usually before 2nd world war, which is obviously rare in Berlin), EB (Erstbezug) = first tenancy after renovation or new build, grosszugig geschnitten =the layout is generous.

Did you find anything?

Many thanks to you, Bastien. This money is exchanged when signing the contract usually. Thanks for the tips. Dont go any further with this.

I used this email in German to increase my chances to book an appointment and worked out well: Sehr geehrter Herr XXXXXXXXX, ich (XX Jahre alt, Nichtraucher, keine Haustiere) interessiere mich sehr fr die von Ihnen angebotene Wohnung in XXX (XXX: Mitte, Charlottenburg.). Just book online, get the key, and get settled. Life in Berlin Rent a flat in Berlin It all starts here. Beware of gender, age and all sort of other requirements. It might come useful. How much should I pay for a flat in Berlin anyway? Just filter the apartments based on your requirements such as building amenities, outdoor space, rent rates, parking facility, pet policy, cancellation policy etc. (Fubodenheizung) = ETH (Etagenheizung) = in-floor / radiant heating, GZ-Hzg.

We are honest, social people and we would like to share a flat with nice people. Hey Sotjan. HE JUST SEND ME PICS AND THE ADDRESS AND IT REALLY LOKS GREAT AND CHEAP. However, some of them are happy to give you keys in return of a 2 or 3 months-rent-worth deposit. Me and my friend have just moved to Berlin from Sweden and Norway and we are trying to find a apartment. I dont think there is a website only focused on those criteria, but you can tick off boxes to filter existing results on Immoscout or other similar websites.

We prefer central area but we dont really care as long as theres public transportation near by.

Car cost a lot in a city Location, location, location!

I study Architecture in FAUP (Oporto) and Im moving to Berlin in an exchange programme ERASMUS to TU Berlin with a friend that is also architecture student. But nothing too crazy. In addition to getting a German bank account, it is also advisable to get a German cell phone, ensuring you have clear communications from the get-go.

SiB is not a lifestyle blog to recommend you this district or that district. There are of course, a few dedicated websites. I hope you find it useful too. Can you suggest any papers or guarantees from another person that could allay the fears of potential landlords?

Liability insurance, the other essential coverage. Instead of paying a deposit from your pocket, you can pay MoneyFix a few euros a month and show this as a certificate to your landlord. I think you are here soon enough so you want to make sure you will start seeing flats as soon as you get here instead of starting your search then.

Dogs are not.

She has send me contract and scan copy of her passport as proof of identity.

Is there a standard procedure? Also they listed a deposit amount. Thank you for all of your hard work and updates.

Hi Tina.

Hi any chance you can give me contact details of agents that can advise me on rentals in Berlin as I am not in Europe at the moment but need to find a one bedroom apartment or loft by JUNE 1 2017. I dont think that looks good personally. Hello, I am in contact with the same Landlord, I think it is a scam as I have been in contact with her since the 3rd of July, and you just one day before.

The German capital is also a great city for extended education, such as a university. Do you mean the Hausmeister/Hausmeisterin? Hey. (Elektroheizung) = electric heating, Z-Hzg. Do not reply.

Also, please never write all CAPS when commenting.

rentberry

E.g.

Hi Maria. This is no exception :).

Any guidance?

As a major European capital, Berlin has a lot to offer including affordable apartments.

Thank you so much for this website, it has really helped a lot! I plan on arriving at the end of the year and my #1 priority will be to do anmeldung in order to start working, open a bank account and start my schufa file. Have you tried services like Wunderflats to rent a flat for the first months to give you time to figure out the long-term bit? i mean, get a flat to rent ? Hi, one thing that isnt mentioned: what about one has no debt, can show proof of savings, can pay upfront a really big deposit and has records of having paid the rent on time for years, but one doesnt have a job (yet)?

Maybe could be one more resource: salzundbrot.com Cheers! As a rule, you should always bring the following to apply for a flat in Berlin.

Should I avoid handing over these documents (copy of passport, schufa, payslips) to private landlords before viewing the property and meeting them?

Hello Margo.

), Hello I found this apartment: http://berlin.craigslist.de/apa/5706179840.html And the owner asks me this: make transfer of the security deposit and the rent fee from your country with your friends or relative s name as the sender and your name as the receiver which will make the transfer available to receive by you in Germany which a confirmation will be made on the transfer done to check if he or she is capable of paying the rent before arranging for a viewing or to retain the flat till your arrival and also stop other people from viewing the flat and to be sure that after seeing my flat on your arrival i ll get paid after because i wont afford to come in vain or come twice on basis of the rent. [the rest edited here by SiB since it was long for a comment]. Now reading about all the possible difficulties one could encounter in the process of searching for a flat to rent makes it even more thrilling and nerve recking. Thats great input. Hi, I am moving to Berlin for studies.

Some of the neighborhoods we recommend in Berlin are- Neuklln, Kreuzberg, Wilmersdorf, Wedding, Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Prenzlauer Berg, Tempelhof, Schneberg, Mitte and Friedrichshain. Thanks a lot.

It scary to think that its going to be difficult to find an apartment to live or to rent in berlin.

I have lived in my apartment in London for 12 years, and I own it. So if you can, get a paper from your previous landlord saying that you left the tenancy without debt, in german its called Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung, that might work. Here it is really humiliating to be part of an open viewing with 10-20 other people, as desperate as yourself, trying to impress some agents who dont even speak English!

I also recommend to check this website: http://www.flatberlin.co/. I dont think it will decrease your chances so much.

Thats a good idea.

This is like a photograph of how the place looks like now, so it can be compared with how it will look when you leave again.

Prior finding my properly I heard so many urban legends that seemed impossible for non-German speaking person to find place to live. Then the fee is included in the rent.

For some people, its because they are afraid there will be fights, for some other, its just more contractually difficult. In any case, i doubt the Brgeramt will have access to that kind of information.

You can check with cool tool as well. Every bit helps.

It can indeed sometimes be worth paying more initially to get a good footing in the city. It is really helpful, but also makes me realise how clueless I am and how much i need to do. Are landlords ok with MoneyFix or any other similar services?

Do you have any advice for me in regards to finding apartments.

But I have an impression that in Berlin is happening exactly this people hope to rent a fantastic apartment with a small budget. Is this different in Germany?

What advice in particular are you looking for that is not on this page already? This fact is hard to assess before-hand naturally but you can definitely take the edge here.

(Commitment powa!). Maybe youll have the same luck. midlands



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